The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-08-26
Proclaiming the League.

OD!niouS differ as to the purposes
and effect OF the proclamation u the
irish National League under the crimes
act. l. makes the league Illegal and
criminal, brings It's members within the
summary provisions Of the law, and de-
priyes them Of ordinary judicial rights
and privileges such as the h2bsas corpus
and irial by jury. IL also threatens the
right Of political association and meet
ing, although the minority declared
they would make 10 such application OF
l.. One important fact 70 be considered
!s that 2t this time, when extreme and
tyraunicAl measures ale TesOrted TO,
Ireland is remarkably free from crime,
much more 50 than Elglan5 and SCOT
land. The ToIy press claims, nOtw!-h-
standing the absence OF crime, the pro-
ClRuasiOu was necessary to teach the
Iriss A lesson. That is as near a reason
ss they give. and Il IS in the usua! brutal
Tory line. Chamberlain, in his speech
Z at Birmingham, Saturday night, aC-
| mltting that crime and outrage il Ire
Z land are less than for many years, at
tTibuted the fact TO the coercion law,
although he censured the government
for applying il TO the National League,
/ and said this course would land the
ministry in the grayest difficulties.
1 The inconsis. encv of the Liberal Union
I lists will strike any one. They ann the
government with exceptional powers, in
/ the face of the fact that Ireland Is the
more peaceful part of the British empire,
{ and then censure the ministry for using
. their powers. slippery JCe." as the
: whilorn Radical leader is described by
az epithet. probably sees there Is moth
| ing more for him in the Tory cOnnec-
| tiOn, and is getting ready to make his
| way back to the Gladstone camp. He
! declared Saturday night the home rule
! gains at the by-elections were made on
l LibeTel- Union principles, and that the
| only obstacle TO reunion OF the Liberal
! party was Mr.. G.adstoDe's ''yegueness
1 and silence = This seems To be breaking
| ground. On the other hand the Union
| ISIS. representing the landed Whig aris-
/ tOcracy, who follow the lead of Lord
! Harrington, are believed TO have gone
| over 10 the Tories, bag and baggage,
/ and Il is set down as certain he Will
! enter the ministry at sn early day
r! probably about The same time Chamber
/ lain and his Radical following make
their peace with the Gladstone home
|, rulers.
! The Irlsh leaders press and people,
| receive the proclamation with good ma
tured contempt and derisiOu. 1t invites
( them TO n trial of skill IN political
! maneUveTing with the thick headed
| Briton, and the ready -witted Celt al
[ WAYS welcomes that. 1t is the Denny
| brook Fair OF politics. The important
! meetings of the league Will be held in
| England, where the papers aud records
of the organization are. II the law
! presses too heavily secret societies and
reprisal will be resOTted to. The lead
( ing Nationalist paper, the FreemGn's
! Journal, of Dublin, charges Ihar the
. proclamation has been issued to provoke
! disorders in Ireland, that the Tories
! may make hsadway against the reaction
. n Euglsnd that has set in. But The
Irish, the Journal points out, will not bS
! driven into retaliation TO play the game
! of their adyeTsaries. and predicts thai
| before another J. months we shall have
to congratulate the county on the over
throw Of one of the most despicabIt
governments Of modern times Thai
Is most CobaGle.- PutSJ1Tg Post.